Person

Mann, John Frederick (1819 - 1907)

Born
16 December 1819
Lewisham, Kent, England
Died
7 September 1907
Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Surveyor and Explorer

Summary

John Mann was a member of Ludwig Leichhardt's second expedition to Port Essington 1846-1847 and worked for the Surveyor-General's Department of New South Wales 1848-1875.

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Chronology

1842
Life event - Arrived in Sydney, Australia
1857
Life event - Married Camilla Victoria Mitchell, daughter of Sir Thomas Mitchell
1888 -
Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science
1888
Career event - Published: Eight Months with Dr. Leichhardt, in the years 1846-47

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Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • John Frederick Mann - Records, Uncatalogued MSS SET 244 and FM 4/3095; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
  • John Frederick Mann - Records, 1846 - 1847, Uncatalogued MSS SET 327; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
  • Mitchell Family - Records, 1824 - 1855, ML MSS 731; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Mann, John F., Eight Months with Dr. Leichardt in the Years 1846-47 (Sydney: Turner & Henderson, 1888). Details

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